tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post58594525856967807..comments2024-02-16T08:33:37.626-05:00Comments on Back in the U.S.A.: Arisugawa and the FishermenKitty Riley Konohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12276960899615808724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-70825855039024197842009-06-24T21:09:09.474-04:002009-06-24T21:09:09.474-04:00In the spirit of peace and reconcilition....
bring...In the spirit of peace and reconcilition....<br />bring truth to power. Your work will speak volumes and communicate across whatever cultural borders. Give the fisherman a photograph and they just might teach you how to fish.<br />It is a glorious world which we all share. May we find a way to simply talk to each other across whatever fears we have of each otheer.<br /><br />Peace, Debra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252740126751990602.post-82928327999894780612009-06-09T10:40:57.538-04:002009-06-09T10:40:57.538-04:00Kitty, here's my two cents worth. (I am one of...Kitty, here's my two cents worth. (I am one of those people who always seems to have a couple of pennies I'm trying to give away; sorry.) I have a suggestion for helping everyone feel better here. If it doesn't feel right to you, ignore it and please excuse me for stepping in where perhaps I should not have. But this is my thought: Go back to the park with Ken, but don't go empty-handed. Bring photgraphs showing how you've captured some of the beauty of the park, and give one to each of the fisherman as a gift. Let Ken translate, and explain that you too love the beauty of the place, and that's why you take the pictures. You never intended to disturb them, and would have told them so earlier, but you didn't have a translator present. They have resented you out of a misunderstanding, out of fear of the unknown, perhaps out of experience with condescending foreigners. It might be a good experience for all of you. But work things out as feels most right for you.<br /> You have been making absolutely beautiful photographs, and I can't believe they wouldn't be able to recognize that. I so enjoy your work, and can't wait every morning to see what you've posted next. Take care! -- KateKate Varleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597016163254033388noreply@blogger.com